[SEAJ]

Originally Posted by newyorker88

1) Jakarta got better looking ones and more SYT. Here more older stock.
2) Octopus, Delta, Altalanta, Newton ( all these are higher ends which have better ones, but more expensive than others)
3) Batam is more for uncles from Singapore. More relaxing and laid back, yes, easier to travel from place to place unlike Jakarta, so machid.
4), Definitely cheaper. Food wise, so much cheaper than Jakarta, especially if you go to kelong makan.


Hope this helps

Oh WOW!!

Never having been to Batam, I had been avidly reading this thread with a view towards possibly making this my next regular mongering destination - especially since the posters on here like nono and yourself are so helpful and very liberal with your information/assistance to newbies. Kudos to the posters here!!

But your statement that Batam is more suited for "uncles" from Singapore has given me quite a jolt and I guess a needed dose of reality. And BTW - me-thinks that "uncles" usually do not like to be addressed as "Uncle!" LOL

Thanks for this very good revelation/Regards

SEAJ